well rounded; top petals deep bright maroon, softening evenly to the edge, which is of a warm pink, similar to the under petals; free bloomer and good in habit.

Mustee.-Handsome large flower; ground-color delicate warm pink, with a steady purple maroon blotch; good habit, and free bloomer.

Rosy Circle.-Fresh rosy color, dark, well defined spot; good round stiff flower; profuse bloomer, and constant.

Favorita. This flower is inferior to Foster's Favorite, but sufficiently like it to be mistaken for it. Its good quality consists in its constancy; and, from its habit of growth and bloom, it is desirable for either the private stage or exhibition table.

Margaret.-A small, smooth, good-shaped maroon-colored flower; profuse bloomer; the lower petals flat, pink; the margin on the upper ones is of a bright tint.

Zenobia.--A very attractive flower, but defective in its general form, the lower petals being too pointed. Its novelty consists in its massive mulberry spot on the upper petals, margined with rose; centre white, lower petals delicate pink; profuse bloomer, and good habit.

ART. VII. Descriptive Account of Thirty-two Varieties of Grapes, fruited in 1846; with Remarks upon their general qualities, &c. By J. F. ALLEN, Salem, Mass.

BELOW is a list of the grapes which I have grown under glass, and exhibited at the rooms of the Massachusetts Horticultural Society this season, with a description of them.

By the term, "hangs well," may be understood that the fruit will keep on the vine, after it is ripe, sixty days, or more; provided, that proper attention is given, to keep the house dry and well aired: by a "late house," is meant one in which fire heat is applied in autumn, to ripen and preserve the crop.

BLACK HAMBURGH.-More extensively cultivated, and deservedly so, in the vicinity of Boston, than any other grape under glass. It is a great bearer, the flavor very rich and sweet; bunch large, shouldered alike on both sides; berries roundish and sometimes elongated, large, and, when well grown, very black, with a thick bloom. Good for forcing, cold, or a late house; hangs well. It was sent to England about eighty years since from Hamburgh, and this name giv

en to it there in the north of Europe, it is grown by the name of Frankendale, which is probably the true one.

WILMOT'S NEW BLACK HAMBURGH.-A new variety, quite distinct; bunch large and shouldered; berries very large, round, black, with a very thick bloom, and having a hammered appearance; flesh firm, and nearly, if not quite, equal to the old Hamburgh; in appearance handsome; hangs well, and suitable for forcing, cold, or late house.

WILMOT'S BLACK HAMBURGH. No. 16.-Another seedling disseminated by Mr. Wilmot; fully equal to the old, and perhaps with more spirit; bunch large shouldered; berries round and large.

ZINFINDAL.-A very handsome grape; bunch large and long, often with one, and sometimes two, shoulders on the same side, nearly as large as the main bunch; berries medium size, round and very black, with a thick bloom; flavor good; when first colored, quite acid; should remain on the vine several weeks after apparently ripe, or until the berries begin to shrivel. Suitable for a forcing or late house. It is probably a German grape. I cannot find any described answering to it.

It was first grown in this vicinity by S. G. Perkins, Esq., of Brookline, who received it from a gentleman in New York state; it very closely resembles a grape miscalled Frankendale, (also grown in this neighborhood,) but it is not the same, being more acid.

FRANKENDALE alluded to above; resembles the Zinfindal in every particular except flavor, and this is quite sweet. It is proper to mention, here, that the two are thought synonymous by many; this last I have not grown myself, but have carefully examined it in other houses, and only name it here as connected with the Zinfindal; as it is desirable the true name of each should be found, and this may be the means of calling attention to them.

BLACK PORTUGAL.-A strong-growing grape, of fair quality; bunch very large, shouldered, and compact; berries set well; requires severe thinning, oval and very black, with a thick bloom; should hang some weeks after coloring, before eating. Suitable for forcing cold or late house.

EARLY BLACK JULY.-The earliest grape; bunch small and

compact; berries small, and covered with a rich bloom; when · first colored, very acid, but will, by hanging, become very pleasant-flavored. Too small to be desirable in the forcing

house.

MILLER'S BURGUNDY.-Very like the early Black July, but easily distinguished by the foliage of this being covered with a white down. Not worth a place in the house.

ESPERIONE.-Bunch very large and shouldered; berries black, round, medium size, with a thick bloom; flavor sweet; does not hang well; the berries soon shrivel and become dry and poor.

HANSTERETTO, or HANSTETTO.-Bunch large; berries large, black, and oval; does not set well.

BLACK PRINCE.-A fine, spirited grape; bunch long and shouldered; berries oval, black, with a thick bloom; medium size; sometimes cracks; hangs long. Suitable for forcing, cold, or late house.

BLACK ST. PETER'S.-Very like the Black Prince; hangs long.

BLACK PROLIFIC.-A good grape; bunch very large and shouldered; berries black, round, with a rich bloom, very like the Black Hamburgh; hangs well. Suitable for forcing, cold or late house.

WORTLEY HALL SEEDLING.-The latest grape, and a very good one; bunch medium size; berries large, long and oval; black and covered with a thick bloom; hangs well; cracks Suitable for a late house only.

some.

BLACK TRIPOLI.-A good sweet grape, resembles the Black Hamburgh; berries more elongated.

RED TRAMINER.-A rich grape; bunch large and shouldered; berries medium size, round and red colored; hangs well. Suitable for forcing or cold house.

ALEPPO. A good grape; bunch large and shouldered; berries medium size and round; the color, when first formed, red, changing to almost white at maturity. Suitable for forcing, cold or late house.

ROSE OR RED CHASSELAS, a handsome grape, of good quality; bunch rather small; berries medium size, and of a red or rose color; hangs well. Suitable for all houses.

WHITE FRONTIGNAN.—One of the best Muscat grapes; bunch

medium size, rarely, but sometimes shouldered; ripens about ten days after the Hamburgh, and requires a dry situation; in a wet soil it will shrivel or shank and will not be worth cultivation. Berries large and round, and when well ripened, of a beautiful amber color; does not hang so well as many kinds. Suitable for forcing cold or late house.

GRIZZLY FRONTIGNAN.-Another fine Muscat grape; bunch not very large, slightly shouldered; color reddish gray, with a thick bloom; ripens before the Black Hamburgh and other Frontignans; hangs well. Suitable for forcing cold or late house.

BLACK FRONTIGNAN-Same flavor as the other Muscats: bunch long; berries black and round; requires the same situation as the white. Suitable for all houses.

TOTTENHAM PARK MUSCAT.-A seedling from the Muscat of Alexandria, which it resembles. Bunch large and shouldered; berries oval, amber colored; flavor, muscat, but the two years I have grown it, it has not been so rich as its parent; sets well, and hangs well. Suitable for forcing and late house.

CHARLSWORTH TOKAY.-A very fine grape of muscat flavor; hangs long. Suitable for forcing or late house.

WHITE MUSCAT OF ALEXANDRIA.-Bunch very large, and shouldered; does not set well; one of the richest muscat grapes; berries large, oval, and of an amber color; hangs long. Suitable for forcing and late house.

CHASSELAS DE BAR SUR AUBE.-A very fine white grape; bunch large and long, often ten to twelve inches, usually without shoulders; very like the White Chasselas in flavor, but to be preferred for planting; a great bearer and sets well; berries medium size, round, and when fully ripe amber color; ripens before the common Chasselas. Suitable for forcing or a cold house.

MUSCADINE OR EARLY WHITE.-Closely resembles the Bar Sur Aube, but, with me, ripens ten to fifteen days earlier. Good for forcing.

GOLDEN CHASSELAS.-A fine grape; bunch long, sometimes shouldered; berries, large, round, and of a golden color; some seasons cracking badly; does not hang well for this reason. Suitable for forcing and cold house.

WHITE GASCOIGNE.-A fine white grape; bunch large and compact, with shoulders; berries inclining to oval, cracks, and does not hang well. Suitable for forcing or cold house.

PITMASTON WHITE CLUSTER.-Bunch small, compact and shouldered; berries small, rich, and amber colored. Suitable for forcing or a cold house.

VERDELHO.-The Madeira wine grape; bunch, medium size and shouldered; berries small and oval, and amber colored; flavor rich; hangs well.

WHITE NICE.-Bunch very large; berries small and round; rich flavored.

SYRIAN.-Bunch very large and shouldered; berries oval; flesh firm, and, if allowed to hang until of an amber color, very fine flavored; hangs well. Suitable for forcing or late house.

Salem, December, 1846.

It is scarcely necessary for us to make a remark upon the above most excellent and invaluable article to every grape cultivator; for Mr. Allen is every where well known as one of our most zealous amateur grape-growers, devoting nearly all his leisure time to this choice fruit alone. His houses are of great extent, and grapes are cut nearly the year round-commencing with the forced ones, in April, and ending with those from the late house, in January. Mr. Allen has upwards of sixty varieties of grapes planted out, but he has only given us the results of his own experience in regard to such as have fruited, leaving the others to be noticed hereafter, when their qualities can be compared and tested in the same manner as those now enumerated. In connection with Mr. Russell's, and other articles we have given heretofore, it affords all the information any cultivator need require to produce grapes in the greatest abundance and perfection.-Ed.

HORTICULTURAL MEMORANDA

FOR JANUARY.

FRUIT DEPARTMENT.

Grape Vines in greenhouses and no particular care till next month.

graperies will be at rest, and will require Vines in hot houses will now begin to